Storfors Municipality

Storfors Municipality (Storfors kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Storfors, which haes approximately 2,500 inhabitants. The first local govrenment unit namit Storfors wis creatit in 1950 when a mercat toun (köping) bi that name wis detached frae Kroppa. (The rest o Kroppa is syne 1971 in Filipstad Municipality.) In 1967 Ullvättern wis amalgamatit wi Storfors, makkin up the present municipal territory. Storfors is ane o Swaden's least populatit municipalities. The nearest ceety is Karlstad, approximately 50 kilometres tae the wast. Several smaw lakes an streams affer fishin opportunities. The kintraside is suitable for ither ootdoor activities an aw, includin walkin an hikin. References Freemit airtins Storfors Municipality Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine - Offeecial steid Template:Localities in Storfors Municipality